I meant quiet in the sense of being ignored by the general culture. They'll be screaming at each other within academia but pop culture will be cleaning house, and so Wokeism/DEI/Marcuse-ism will fade from public awareness for a while.
But much like the 1980s, they'll be building up within the education establishment while we all enjoy our…
I meant quiet in the sense of being ignored by the general culture. They'll be screaming at each other within academia but pop culture will be cleaning house, and so Wokeism/DEI/Marcuse-ism will fade from public awareness for a while.
But much like the 1980s, they'll be building up within the education establishment while we all enjoy our DEI-free culture ("Top Gun 3! The completion of the Maverick Trilogy!"). At some point, a decade or more out, the new conservative cycle will lose momentum and the Wokies will emerge again.
If there were not right-of-center media, if we were back in, say, 2005, you could be right.
Given that there is such media (there are other reasons, too, but this single one is sufficient), the chances of the fading awareness you cite are zero.
I meant quiet in the sense of being ignored by the general culture. They'll be screaming at each other within academia but pop culture will be cleaning house, and so Wokeism/DEI/Marcuse-ism will fade from public awareness for a while.
But much like the 1980s, they'll be building up within the education establishment while we all enjoy our DEI-free culture ("Top Gun 3! The completion of the Maverick Trilogy!"). At some point, a decade or more out, the new conservative cycle will lose momentum and the Wokies will emerge again.
I’m noticing a rising chorus of people speaking out and pushing back. I am heartened by this.
Extreme movements like this rarely last. Americans are naturally anti-authoritarian. We don’t like leashes.
If there were not right-of-center media, if we were back in, say, 2005, you could be right.
Given that there is such media (there are other reasons, too, but this single one is sufficient), the chances of the fading awareness you cite are zero.